The City of West Hollywood maintains a collection of 20 unique art works. The art works can be found in city facilities, parks, parking structures, and traffic medians.

MAP OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS IN WEST HOLLYWOOD

CITY PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

Before Picasso by Karon Davis

Melrose Gathering Place: Weaver's Walk - Melrose Avenue at Norwich Drive [Design District Streetscape Project]

Rendering of Before Picasso by artist Karon Davis.

Artist Karon Davis has been selected to create a permanent artwork for the City of West Hollywood. Before Picasso was named to honor the African artists that inspired Cubism in the early twentieth century. The form of the figure is inspired by the heddle pulley, a type of loom pulley used in West Africa among various ethnolinguistic groups to create abstract patterned textiles. The finished artwork will be made of reinforced fiberglass with a stainless-steel internal armature and will stand 18 feet high atop a tapered concrete base. The sculpture will be located on the south side of Melrose Avenue and Norwich Drive, bringing it into dialogue with the Pacific Design Center’s abstract vernacular style and bold color schemes. Davis has worked with Pamela Burton & Co. to integrate the artwork into the design of the streetscape. The pedestrian foot path created for the streetscape will feature graphic patterned paving elements inspired by the West African textiles referenced by the artwork.  

Karon Davis has a wide-ranging multimedia practice that encompasses installation, sculpture, film, photography and performance. Davis grew up the child of Broadway performers in New York City, trained at USC film school, and credits her late husband Noah Davis with teaching her much of her cross medium practice. Her work draws on elements of performance, theatricality, and mythology as it explores issues of humanity, survival, and ways of being. Davis is also the co-founder of The Underground Museum, a cultural hub and urban oasis located in Arlington Heights that serves low-to moderate income communities in Los Angeles and cultivates the hope that increasing access to art will inspire, educate, and transform lives.

Sunset Blooms (working title) by Allison Kunath

Holloway Interim Housing Program - 8465 Santa Monica Boulevard

Designed by artist Allison Kunath, Sunset Blooms (working title) is inspired by the cycle of the seasons and represents resilience, growth, and beauty. The artwork brings together larger than life powder-coated floral silhouettes and soft gradient panels integrated into the refurbished electric signpost along Santa Monica Boulevard at the Holloway Interim Housing Project, calling to mind moments of daily transition at dusk and dawn. Each element is scaled to feel larger than life, offering a whimsical counterpoint to the structure’s geometry while remaining a gentle presence outside of the building.

Allison Kunath is an internationally recognized abstract installation artist and has contributed to over 175 projects, including murals covering nearly 40,000 square feet of private/public spaces in six countries.  With over fifteen years of experience in art, design, and project management, Kunath has held notable commissions with the City of Los Angeles, the City of Palo Alto, and the University of California (Irvine). In November 2024, she completed a 3,400 square foot mural installation inside Terminal 4 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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For questions or to report a damaged or vandalized artwork, contact Marcus Mitchell, Public Art Administrator, (323) 848-3122 or mmitchell@weho.org. For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, please call, TTY: (323) 848-6496. To learn more information about the City of West Hollywood and its arts programs visit www.weho.org/arts.